why Win 8?
In other threads folks have expressed their preference to stay with Win 7. For those that have had some time to use and learn Win 8, what features have caused you to stay with it as your OS? Particu...
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tenbear wrote:Chris Bryant wrote:
Gotta throw it in there- my new laptop came with Ubuntu, and I wouldn't have it any other way :)
Have you used Ubuntu before. I was wondering how difficult it was to learn after using Windows for years. Eventually, I can see that I will want to switch to something other than Windows.
I switched to Linux in 2001, so I'm not a good one to ask, but I find it much easier than Windows- just because I'm used to it.
Interestingly enough, I don't care for the Ubuntu Unity desktop, for much the same reason folks dislike Win8- it's geared more towards a touch interface. Luckily in Linux it's trivial to make it work like you want, so I just opened the Ubuntu software center, searched for KDE, and installed KDE-full, which gave me my familiar desktop.
